Name-plate construction for motor-vehicles.



APPLICATION FILED IUNEZO. I917.

Patentw Feb.

WITNESS:

ATTORNEYS.

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minivan-mummy To at; whom it W06? concei e;

Be it known hat I, FRANK lit. FAGEUL, a. citizen of the United htetes, residing ill/l3 Oakland, in the county of Alameda eml iiitilile of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in, Nome- Pltite Constructions for .MlObOPVBhlCiGS, of which the following is o specification.

The present invention relates to improve merits in motor vehicles and more portion.- ittl'iy to the radiator construction 01'' ShIL'OtMl thereof, and which carries the usual vehicle name plate.

The invention has for its principal ob jects to improve the eppezii'enee of the vehicle radiator and. name plots soul to PM)- \ltlfi a construction capable oi": illuminotion at night in order that the meme or who of the vehicle may be eosily seen. To provide a construction incorporated with the vehicle shroud and adapted. to conceal the meme piste illuminating means, whereby the at"- tistic appearance of the home plate is not detracted from in the (lay.

The invention consists broadly in st totliator shroud provided; in its upper portion with it compartment opening toward the front oi the vehicle and for oontatining on illuminating means, the opening in said. compertinent being covered by a suitable trons parent or sen'n triinsparent name plate" With the above mentioned; and other ohjects in View, the invention consists in the novel construction and combination of ports hereinafter described, illustrated in the eccompanying drawings and pointed out in the claim hereto appended; it being ;un-

deretood that various changes in the form, proportion, size and minor details of construction within the scoye oi the claim may be resorted to Without departing from. the spirit or sacrificing any of the admin tages of the invention. 7

To more fully comprehend the invention reference is directed to the accompanying (li'eni'ings, Wherein-- Figure l is a View in plain of themevi-rod embodiment of my invention,

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 22 of Fig, l.

3 is a sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2, viewed in the direction of the arrows. l

Referring more particularly to the severe]. views of the drawings, wherein like chairflCi'tlS of reference designate corresponding fipeoineetiozi of bottom hketent;

itpphleotion flledl time t0, 191W. filoi'lnl We. Willow.

cured in position in any suitable ll" tlGHELl the some in so I poi-to, It indicates it suitable vehicle miiiettoi',

the sitlle Wells of Whit? are surrounded by e, cmteble shroud 2, open at its front entl.

XQHLI', and preferably formed, cost motel; to the iuttlietor being Tome? t mounted therein inon}; Well known The shroud is provided with the it .t itttlietor filling opening 3 which commnm time with. the radiator at its top in tiny s i k i to new. I v Preferably t .i of said shroud is Lt out chamber at closed by sntt'onotl n5; s and end Walls 5, enel openie through the shroud. front will '2" pertinent or chamber 5 opening; 3 of may be of any sn-itc e shape, tile oentient upon. the type of illomnmtii' i ployetl of eonliguiiition of: used. lhe openihgfi is oil by :t removabl iii-antiwar potent vehicle mime plots 8 Whieh tilt-ll, the vehicle meme. 'llhe nameplate 8 is retained in pe tion over the opening by at suitable open iiremo 9 Within the rear of which said home pinto is received, the frame being tletoehobl y no by screws 10. Une encl Well oi pititmenlioi chombe. t is provided opening 11 through Wh" h is extend; a suitable illuminating; preferably in the lit-rm of 2m electti seicl lamp being; snppi with through leads 1% extentlin point.

It will be apparent that It i ptoi itledl 8t radiator construction of imoi'ove tygie wherein the vehicle 11-" e plate 11: ttilitfl of being illnmiirietetl i t to constructed an illnmimt ti post th to tetl to tit detract from the co i but on the other hand. it may i: i an ornznnental appearance is eon ti shroud construction around the e plot Having; thus described. my invention whet I claim new and desire pcotect'hy Letters Patent is:

A vehicle radiator shroud of mitt motel provided in its upper petition with oi elon gated integral compartment 01 chitin "to? closctl at its title mntl end. walls h y pfllldlfihflliill of said shroud and having on opening through the front well thereof, it tlrone gtt v out plate positioned over the "in the front wall of said shroud. for closing said In testimony whereof I have signed my compartment 01- chzlnlbel', an opn elongated name to (his specification in the presence frame engaging the ed es 0f said plate, and of one subscribing witness.

means for clmnpmg t e sa1d plat to the FRANK K FAGEOIL radmtor shroud surroundmg the said opening to retain said tfanspa-rent plate in posi- \Vitness: tion over said opening. HARRY A. To'rmn. 

